India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 5th day
Test cricket deserves better
Dec 23, 2008 A match that could, and should, have been fought to a rousing finish was allowed to meander to a miserable stalemate
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 4th day
Fortune favours the cautious
Dec 22, 2008 A two-Test rubber was always going to sell this series short, but only now do we get an idea of quite how short
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 4th day
Yuvraj spurred by banter
Dec 22, 2008 The confidence with which Yuvraj Singh batted on the fourth evening went a long way towards eliminating the slim possibility of an Indian defeat
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 3rd day
India treated to the real KP
Dec 21, 2008 Pietersen made a statement to be remembered, battering India's bowlers at a tempo that none of their own players had been able, or willing, to replicate in their own first innings
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 3rd day
Defensive Dhoni stalls Pietersen's charge
Dec 21, 2008 Had England gone to stumps with just the four wickets down, Mahendra Singh Dhoni would most likely have been excoriated for his negativity
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 2nd day
Wanted: A miracle
Dec 20, 2008 Andrew Flintoff was as hostile as ever, but England may already need a miracle to win this Test
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali, 1st day
In August company
Dec 19, 2008 The only difference was the absence of a voluble crowd, especially on the Western Terrace. Otherwise, the first day of the second Test between India and England in Mohali, could have been a facsimile of the opening day at Headingley in August 2002.
A lowdown on fourth-innings run-chases
Dec 19, 2008 Of late, sides have achieved targets batting last far more often than they used to
India v England, 2nd Test, Mohali
India must be wary of backlash
Dec 18, 2008 Given that Mohali pitches tend to have a bit more bounce than other Indian ones, Harmison should survive the cull, and with two spinners a necessity rather than a luxury, it should be Anderson who sits out
Monty's mountain
Dec 18, 2008 Panesar may be a talented bowler but at present he is no more than a moderate cricketer